When you add a domain as hosted in some account, you typically set a pair of Name Servers to direct it to that particular provider. On their end, 3 records are set up automatically the moment the domain is added - one A record and two MX records. The first one is a numeric address, or IP address, which “tells” the Internet domain where its site is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they show the server that handles the emails for that particular domain address. The website and the email hosting are generally regarded as one thing, when they are actually two different services. Having independent records for them will enable you to have them with different companies if you'd like. For example, some new service provider could have outstanding uptime for your site, but you might not want to switch your e-mail messages from your current host and by using an A record to point the domain name to the first and MX records to have the e-mails with the second, you will get the best of both providers. These records are checked when you want to open a website or send an e-mail - in any case, the company whose name servers are used for the domain address will be contacted to retrieve the A and MX records and if you've set records different from their own, the correct web/mail server will then be contacted and you'll see the needed website or your e-mail will be delivered.

Custom MX and A Records in Shared Website Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with each and every shared website hosting we offer you, allows you to see, modify and create A and MX records for each domain name or subdomain within your account. Using the DNS Records section, you will be able to view a list of all hosts inside the account from a to z with their corresponding records, so any update is not going to take you more than a few mouse clicks. Creating new records is just as easy if, as an illustration, you would like to use the e-mail services of another service provider and they ask you to create more MX records than the default two. Also you can set the priority for every single MX record by setting different latency. Quite simply, when your e-mails are delivered, the sending server is going to contact the record with the smallest latency first and in case the connection times out, it is going to contact the next one. Through our advanced tool, you'll be able to handle the records of your domains and subdomains effortlessly even if you have no previous experience with such matters.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you acquire a semi-dedicated server plan through our company, you are going to be able to view and change the A and MX records for every one of the domain names or subdomains that you host in the account. The Hepsia Control Panel, which you will get to control the account, provides an state-of-the-art, albeit easy-to-use tool in which all hosts are going to be listed in alphabetical order and you are going to be able to change their records with no more than a couple of mouse clicks. If you have to set up a new record, it will be equally simple - pick the domain/subdomain, type in the IP address or mail server record and you're going to be all set. Additionally, you will be able to set different priority for the MX records that you create in case you choose to use a third-party email provider and they ask you to create additional records besides the 2 default ones. If you ever encounter any difficulties, we have a comprehensive Help section with videos where you can see first-hand how to setup or modify any record.